Publications
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Regional development and regional economic impact analysis

Powell, R.A. and Chalmers L.M. (1996), Economic Studies of Upper North East New South Wales: Study C, Structural Analysis of the Regional Economy, pp. 115-65, Resource and Conservation Assessment Council, Sydney.

Powell, R.A. and Chalmers L. (1996), The Potential Regional Economic Impact of Ethanol Production in Regional NSW, Report to the Fuel Ethanol Association of Australia, Canberra.

Powell, R., Yeomans, G. and Chalmers, L. (1996), NSW Regional Forestry Agreements Interim Assessment: Micro-economic and Regional Impact Analysis, Report to the Resource & Conservation Assessment Council of NSW, Sydney.

Powell, R.A. and Chalmers L. (1997), Regional Economic Impacts: Tandou Limited, Report prepared for Tandou Ltd, Wentworth.

Powell, R., Chalmers, L and Bailey, J. (1998), Regional Economic Impacts: Eden RFA Region, Report to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Sydney.

Powell, Roy, (1997), ‘The future of regional Australia’, Regional Policy and Practice, 6(2), 26-9.

Powell, Roy (1997), ‘Socio-economics - Forestry in Farming Systems’, in Conference Proceedings, SAWCAA (NSW Branch) Native Vegetation - Managing the Change, Moree, May, pp 45-51.

Powell, Roy and Chalmers, Linden, (1997), ‘Revisiting old fashions in regional development policy: the case of Oberon, NSW’, Regional Policy and Practice, 6(1), 19-24.

Powell, R.A. (1996), 'Moving the New England - North West Region into the global economy', paper presented to the Prospect New England - North West Conference, Armidale, May.

Powell, R.A. (1996), ‘Succeeding small towns in rural NSW’, paper presented to Windows on the World 28th Annual International Conference of the Community Development Society, Melbourne, July.

Farm business, tax reform and risk analysis

Thompson, D., Jackson, D., Powell, R., et al. (1996), Analysing Drought Strategies to Enhance Farm Financial Viability: Final Report, prepared for the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation and the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, by NSW & WA Departments of Agriculture and the Centre for Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of New England Armidale.

Thompson, D. and Bailey, J. (1998), Impact of Prospective Tax Changes on NSW Primary Producers, a report to the NSW Farmers’ Association, Sydney.

Thompson, D. and Bailey, J. (1998), Impact of Prospective Tax Changes on Queensland Primary Producers, a report to the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.

Thompson, D. and Bailey, J. (1998), Impact of Prospective Tax Changes on Victorian Primary Producers, a report to the National Farmers Federation, Canberra.

Powell, Roy (1996), ‘Impacts of climate variability on rural business’, in the proceedings of the Managing with Climate Variability Conference ‘Of droughts and flooding rains’, Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, pp 41-7.

Thompson, David. (1996), ‘Evaluating management strategies with Riskfarm’, in the proceedings of the Managing with Climate Variability Conference ‘Of droughts and flooding rains’, Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, 74-8.

Thompson, David and Janet Bailey (1997), Conservation Management on Private Forested Land in Tasmania: Estimating Compensation Payments for Landholders, report to the Tasmania Public Land Use Commission.

Opportunity development

Thompson, D (ed) (1995) Opportunities in Australian Agriculture: A Research Report on Agricultural Innovators, Centre for Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of New England, Armidale.

Farm forestry

Powell, Roy, (1995), 'Agroforestry: The Industry Perspective', Making Catchment Management Happen, Liverpool Plains Land Management Committee, Gunnedah, pp 30-42.

Thompson, D. (1998), Agroforestry From Existing Timber Resources on the Northern Tablelands, a report prepared for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.

Thompson, D (1998), ‘The Economics of Plantation Development’, paper presented to the Plantations 2020-The Local Government Perspective Conference, Canberra, May.

Thompson, D. (1998), ‘Economics of Farm Forestry’, paper presented to the Greening Australia Farm Forestry for the North West Symposium, Armidale, May.